>I'm wondering, what are the benfits of using the Registry (in wni95+ OSes) versus keeping our old INI files.

Mike,

Just my opinion: I find registry usage cumbersome (when installing an app, when an app has to read it, when you have to update it, or an end user has a need to update it). I prefer the old good .ini files. Think registry will be replaced in the future (it hasn't yet?) by a better approach.

Fernando